The Forbidden Reel The Birth of Afghan Cinema
In 1968, the state-funded Afghan Film production and archive institute opened and Afghan cinema was born. Since then, many aspects of Afghan culture have been systematically destroyed or forgotten. But the Afghan Film’s archive has been largely preserved through all of these years. A small group of people risked their lives to save the national archive.
Four decades of Afghanistan’s turbulent history seen through the eyes of fearless and visionary Afghan filmmakers.
Primary Title
- The Forbidden Reel
Episode Title
- The Birth of Afghan Cinema
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 18 September 2021
Start Time
- 17 : 30
Finish Time
- 18 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Four decades of Afghanistan’s turbulent history seen through the eyes of fearless and visionary Afghan filmmakers.
Episode Description
- In 1968, the state-funded Afghan Film production and archive institute opened and Afghan cinema was born. Since then, many aspects of Afghan culture have been systematically destroyed or forgotten. But the Afghan Film’s archive has been largely preserved through all of these years. A small group of people risked their lives to save the national archive.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- NFB (Production Unit)
- Loaded Pictures (Production Unit)
- Ariel Nasr (Producer)
- Ibrahim Arify (Speaker)
- Mariam Ghani (Speaker)
- Siddiq Barmak (Speaker)
- Yasmin Yarmal (Speaker)